The cause to go to war matters less than the unity of those at war. While a good cause generates and constitutes unity, getting the community to rally together is essential to war. The communities of the countries at war are the driving force of both the soldiers and the politicians. In the end, all anyone wants is what’s best for the communities. We fought in the first World War when American lives were tragically ended, we fought in World War Two when Pearl Harbor was attacked, we fought in Vietnam due to our fear that communism would spread into the American communities, and right now, we fight a war on terrorism to prevent casualties and fear. If you look at those wars, the community has sacrificed in each one. In World War One, the communities
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The sadness, misery, and looming inevitability of death causes a burden on our hearts. However, there are things that protect us and carry us forward. “To carry something was to hump it, as when Lieutenant Jimmy Cross humped his love for Martha up the hills and through the swamps” (O’Brien, 2009, p. 3). Jimmy Cross had someone he loved. Someone who may not of loved him back, but at the very least wrote to him often. Ralph Murphy humped something too, he humped his pocket bible his mom gave him. (Murphy, 2015) Ralph had a family. All soldiers in war hump a plethora of items. The communities generally provide these sentimental items to these soldiers. The communities may supply the guns, the munitions, the people, the food, and so many more tangible objects which care for a soldier’s physical safety. But in comparison, the bible and the letters are paramount. They help humanize the suffering and tragic incidents that soldiers see and are apart of. They have no practical purpose in terms of safety and health but they give something more than anything else can. Something …show more content…
It’s the unbiasedness of death. The thought that all are at risk during when in a warring state. As described in the song This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars, “A warning to the people, the good and the evil, this is war. To the soldier, the civilian, the martyr, the victim, this is war” (Leto, 2009), it simply doesn’t matter. Many civilians get killed, and communities damaged. During any terrorist attacks, the communities were injured, so we felt obligated to retaliate. Look at 9/11. Or the boston bombing and the Parisian Terrorist Attacks. “To the right, to the left, we will fight to the death” (Leto, 2009). This shows that the communities are in danger. While the degree of danger varies from those communities who are being fought in or those across the sea which may be bombed, they are in danger. Furthermore, despite this danger they still fight on. “Step out of line, hit a mine; follow the dink, you’re in the pink” (O’Brien, 2009, p.32) is a quote which shows how communities in the war help out directly. The dink is the man whom led some of the soldiers through a minefield to ensure their safety. He may be a single man, but he represented the entirety of the Vietnam community which supported the anti-communist forces in
The sadness, misery, and looming inevitability of death causes a burden on our hearts. However, there are things that protect us and carry us forward. “To carry something was to hump it, as when Lieutenant Jimmy Cross humped his love for Martha up the hills and through the swamps” (O’Brien, 2009, p. 3). Jimmy Cross had someone he loved. Someone who may not of loved him back, but at the very least wrote to him often. Ralph Murphy humped something too, he humped his pocket bible his mom gave him. (Murphy, 2015) Ralph had a family. All soldiers in war hump a plethora of items. The communities generally provide these sentimental items to these soldiers. The communities may supply the guns, the munitions, the people, the food, and so many more tangible objects which care for a soldier’s physical safety. But in comparison, the bible and the letters are paramount. They help humanize the suffering and tragic incidents that soldiers see and are apart of. They have no practical purpose in terms of safety and health but they give something more than anything else can. Something …show more content…
It’s the unbiasedness of death. The thought that all are at risk during when in a warring state. As described in the song This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars, “A warning to the people, the good and the evil, this is war. To the soldier, the civilian, the martyr, the victim, this is war” (Leto, 2009), it simply doesn’t matter. Many civilians get killed, and communities damaged. During any terrorist attacks, the communities were injured, so we felt obligated to retaliate. Look at 9/11. Or the boston bombing and the Parisian Terrorist Attacks. “To the right, to the left, we will fight to the death” (Leto, 2009). This shows that the communities are in danger. While the degree of danger varies from those communities who are being fought in or those across the sea which may be bombed, they are in danger. Furthermore, despite this danger they still fight on. “Step out of line, hit a mine; follow the dink, you’re in the pink” (O’Brien, 2009, p.32) is a quote which shows how communities in the war help out directly. The dink is the man whom led some of the soldiers through a minefield to ensure their safety. He may be a single man, but he represented the entirety of the Vietnam community which supported the anti-communist forces in